1. A Case Study in Academic-Community Partnerships: A Community-Based Nutrition Education Program for Mexican Immigrants
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Francesca Gany, Florence Lui, Jessica Flores, Jennifer Leng, Julia Ramirez, Josana Tonda, Debra J. Pelto, and Rosario Costas-Muñiz
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Gerontology ,Health (social science) ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Nutrition Education ,Immigration ,Population ,Motivational interviewing ,Emigrants and Immigrants ,Disease ,Article ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Intervention (counseling) ,Mexican Americans ,medicine ,Humans ,Obesity ,030212 general & internal medicine ,education ,Mexico ,media_common ,education.field_of_study ,030505 public health ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Hispanic or Latino ,medicine.disease ,General partnership ,0305 other medical science ,Psychology - Abstract
Hispanics are the largest U.S. immigrant group and Mexican Americans are the largest U.S. Hispanic population. Hispanics, particularly Mexican Americans, are among the highest risk groups for obesity, placing them at increased risk for cardiovascular disease and certain types of cancer. Obesity lifestyle interventions incorporating Motivational Interviewing techniques and specific adaptations for the population of interest can have a significant impact on reducing health risks. This paper presents a community-engaged, culturally-sensitive nutrition and dietary counseling intervention conducted between 2016 and 2018 at the Consulate General of Mexico in New York City and reports preliminary findings regarding participant satisfaction and self-reported changes in eating and exercise habits. In addition, it describes the community and academic partners' roles and processes in program development, discusses strengths and challenges posed by a multi-sector partnership and describes adaptations made using the Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations to increase the program's sustainability and potential for scalability. more...
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- 2020
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